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Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 12AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | |
44 | 44 | 65 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 82 | 99 | 116 | 131 | 152 | 187 | 215 | 201 | 191 | 191 | 230 | 268 | 309 | 365 | 334 | 625 | 488 | 487 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 10:30PM1.96m | 10:48AM1.87m | 11:26PM1.92m | 11:40AM1.80m | 00:23AM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.11m | 4:35AM0.28m | 4:53PM0.13m | 5:31AM0.31m | 5:46PM0.19m | 6:29AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
44 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 152 | 187 | 215 | 201 | 191 | 191 | 230 | 9 | 29 | 46 | 334 | 625 | 488 | 487 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | NE 15 | — | N 11 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — |
17 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 2 | 77 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 |
— | 44 | 65 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 82 | 99 | 116 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 268 | 309 | 365 | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 20 | 120 | 127 | 127 | 58 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
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